The 2010-11 data shows that the district is performing below the state's proficiency in math. According to this data, 11th grade math scores are far below the state. All grade levels showed improvement in writing and reading. The 2009-10 data shows that 8th and 11th grade science scores are lower than that of the district and that of 4th grade science. One possible explanation, by the time students get to high school, they already became not interested in science and they think of science as too difficult and they refused or they are simply ill prepared to think critically. Teaching For definitions, see: http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/teaching/definitions-and-background
Teachers
State
Your district
Teachers with Emergency Certification 2009-10
1%
3%
Not Highly Qualified Teachers 2009-2010
3%
4%
Teacher-Student Ratio 2009-10
1:11
1:11
This data shows that the district has far more teachers teaching with an Emergency Certification. The district is having difficulty attracting highly qualified teachers. The teacher-student ratio has remained the same. Families and Communities
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Student Characteristics
State
Your district
Student eligibility for subsidized lunch
44%
70%
Students from Various Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
-
-
Students Receiving ESL/Bilingual Education Services
6%
8%
Students Receiving Special Education Services
20%
16%
The percentage of students eligible for subsidized lunch is a lot higher than that of the district. This is quite strong indicator of the economy situation of the district. The percentage of students receiving ESL/Bilingual Education services is not much higher than the district. Summary Paragraph(s) For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.
Woonsocket District / NECAP Assessments
For this report I looked at 11th grade NECAP assessments in math, reading, and writing comparing 2008 to 2011 with data supplied by InfoWorks! Rhode Island Education Data Reporting - RIDE.ri.gov a.htm.
Math state wide went up 3 points from 2008 as compared with 2011. The District data did not change, it was 16% proficient in 2008 and did not change in 2011.
Reading statewide went up 7points during this time period but increased 20 points in the district. While the district is still 7 points below the state average it did show a great improvement during this time period.
Writing showed the greatest improvement both statewide and district wide. The state improved 23% while the district improved 31 %.
In conclusion while the district is still below the proficiency average in math, reading, and writing there has been a dramatic increase in reading and writing, but has shown no improvement in math.
State and District Data Collection
Students • Teaching • Families
Use the InfoWorks Live website at http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/ to collect the necessary data to describe your school district.
Student Achievement
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NECAP
Teaching
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Teachers
Families and Communities
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Summary Paragraph(s)
For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.
Woonsocket District / NECAP Assessments
For this report I looked at 11th grade NECAP assessments in math, reading, and writing comparing 2008 to 2011 with data supplied by InfoWorks! Rhode Island Education Data Reporting - RIDE.ri.gov a.htm.
Math state wide went up 3 points from 2008 as compared with 2011. The District data did not change, it was 16% proficient in 2008 and did not change in 2011.
Reading statewide went up 7points during this time period but increased 20 points in the district. While the district is still 7 points below the state average it did show a great improvement during this time period.
Writing showed the greatest improvement both statewide and district wide. The state improved 23% while the district improved 31 %.
In conclusion while the district is still below the proficiency average in math, reading, and writing there has been a dramatic increase in reading and writing, but has shown no improvement in math.